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06 August 2013

Dominator for all purposes: Mowing jobs

After the "Claas Dominator 98 SL Maxi" tuning-up including a new look since the last winter, the first step performed was about mowing tasks. For that function, a special cuttebar is used since the harvested crop is not processed by the combine as it happens when combine harvests cereals, sunflowers,... in this case, the crop is fixed to the middle of the cuttebar and it gets under the combine without undergoing any process after it's cut.

Below you can see a few pictures which were taken in Orellana la Vieja (Badajoz). Our friend Juan José goes there, year after year, (and other near villages) to work before beginning with the harvesting tasks in our area. We can notice nice views on these pictures where you can see typical Extremeña holm oak with several bulls and cows which are really abundant in some farms of that area.

According to the jobs performed, we have to remark Dominator sometimes have serious problems to mow the crop. Therefore, the working speed is under 6km/h (the cuttebar is 5.2m width)... even in some fields, the combine has gotten stuck easily and they needed a tractor or an excavator to get the combine out of the mud (he told us that the combine has gotten stuck till 8 times in the same morning).